S.I. No. 6/2013 - Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 18th January, 2013.

I, LEO VARADKAR, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 5(1), 23(2) (inserted by section 57 of the Road Traffic Act 2010 (No. 25 of 2010), 31(2) and 42 (inserted by section 10 of the Road Traffic Act 2006 (No. 23 of 2006) as amended by section 12 (2) of the Roads Act 2007 (No. 34 of 2007)) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 2006 (No. 14 of 2006) and the National Roads and Road Traffic (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 298 of 2002 ) (as adapted by the Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 141 of 2011 )), for the purpose of giving further effect to Directive No. 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006¹ , and to giving part effect to the Annex to Directive No. 2012/36/EU of 19 November 2012² , hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.

(2) These Regulations (other than paragraph (b) of Regulation 3) come into operation on 19 January 2013.

2. In these Regulations “Regulations of 2011” means Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 483 of 2011 ).

3. The Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 537 of 2006 ) are amended—

(a) in Regulation 3(1), by inserting after the definition of “tricycle” the following:

“ ‘twinned wheels’ has the meaning assigned to it in Article 1(2)(b) of Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 March 2012³ ,”,

(b) by substituting, with effect from 12 January 2013, for Regulation 4 the following:

“Disposition of fees

4. The Road Safety Authority may retain any fees received by it under these Regulations in discharge of its functions as the licensing authority.”,

(c) in Regulation 6 (inserted by Regulation 2(b) of the Regulations of 2011) by substituting in column (2) of the Table opposite B in column (1)—

(i) in the first paragraph for “750 kg” the following:

“750 kg, or, where the combined design gross vehicle weight of the towing vehicle and the trailer does not exceed 3,500 kg.”, and

(ii) in the second paragraph for “code 106” the following:

“code 96”,

(d) in Regulation 7(1)(a) (inserted by Regulation 2(c) of the Regulations of 2011) by substituting for paragraph (i) and (ii) the following:

“(i) the design gross weight of the trailer does not exceed 750 kg,

(ii) the design gross vehicle weight of the trailer exceeds 750 kg but where the design gross vehicle weight of the combination does not exceed 3,500 kg, or

(iii) where entitlement to a driving licence in category B was given prior to 19 January 2013, the drawing vehicle is in category B and the design gross vehicle weight of the trailer does not exceed the unladen weight of the drawing vehicle and the total design gross vehicle weight of the combination does not exceed 3,500 kg,”,

(e) in Regulation 9(1) (inserted by Regulation 2(d) of the Regulations of 2011) by—

(i) substituting “paragraphs (2) and (3)” for “paragraph (2)”, and

(ii) inserting after paragraphs (2) the following:

“(3) The age below which a person is disqualified from riding a tricycle in category A is 21 years.

(4) The age below which a person is disqualified from holding a licence in category A, and who has not held a licence in category A2 for 2 years, is 24 years.”,

(f) by substituting for Regulation 10 (as amended by Regulation 2(e) of the Regulations of 2011) the following:

“Form of driving licence and period of grant.

10. (1)(a) A driving licence shall be in scheduled form D.402,

(b) In driving licence form D.402—

“issued on” means the day the licence comes into force;

“from” means the date on which the licence holder first held a driving licence in the category concerned;

“to” means the date on which the driving licence concerned expires.

(2) A driving licence shall, subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), be granted for a period of—

(a) in the case of an applicant less than 60 years of age on the commencement day, for a licence to drive vehicles of category A, A1, A2, AM, B, BE or W, 10 years plus the unexpired period of a licence previously granted to the applicant,

(b) in the case of an applicant less than 60 years of age on the commencement day, for a licence to drive vehicles of category C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1 or D1E, 5 years plus the unexpired period of a licence previously granted to the applicant,

(c) subject to subparagraphs (d) and (e), in the case of an applicant 70 or more years of age on the commencement day, 3 years plus the unexpired period of a licence previously granted to the applicant,

(d) where the application is for a licence to drive vehicles of category A, A1, A2, AM, B, BE or W, the applicant is, on the commencement day—

(i)60 years of age or more but less than 67 years of age, a driving licence may be granted for the period beginning on the commencement day and ending on the day before the applicant attains the age of 70 years, or

(ii)67 years of age or more but less than 70 years of age, a driving licence may be granted for the period of 3 years plus the unexpired period of a licence previously granted to the applicant,

(e) where an application is for a licence to drive vehicles of category C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1 or D1E, the applicant is, on the commencement day—

(i)65 years of age or more but less than 67 years of age, a driving licence may be granted for the period beginning on the commencement day and ending on the day before the applicant attains the age of 70 years, or

(ii) more than 67 years of age, 3 years plus the unexpired period of a licence previously granted to the applicant.

(3) A driving licence may be granted for a period of 1 year or 3 years, together with the unexpired period of a licence previously granted to the applicant, where the application for the licence is required under Regulation 41 to be accompanied by a medical report and the medical report indicates that the applicant appears to require medical review.”,

(g) by substituting for Regulation 14(1) (inserted by Regulation 2(g) of the Regulations of 2011) the following:

“14.(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person granted a driving licence for the first time prior to 19 January 2013 to drive vehicles in category A is, until a period of having held a driving licence in the category for 2 years, restricted to driving only those vehicles in that category which have a power output not exceeding 25 kW or a power or weight ratio not exceeding 0.16 kW/kg.”,

(h) in Regulation 15, by substituting for paragraph (2) the following:

“(2) Where the licensing authority is satisfied that the driving licence (in this Regulation referred to as the ‘original licence’) in respect of which such application is made has been lost, destroyed or mutilated it may on payment of the appropriate fee set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Fees) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 559 of 2012 ) issue a duplicate of the licence.”,

(i) in regulation 17(6)(b)—

(I) in clause (vi), by substituting “a trailer,” for “a trailer.”, and

(II) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:

“(vii) vehicles of any category where code 109 is endorsed on the licence and the person has not taken a test for a certificate of competency with 2 months of the date of issue of the licence.”,

(j) in Regulation 19(2) (as amended by Regulation 2(h) of the Regulations of 2011) by—

(i) substituting for subparagraph (d) the following:

“(d) category A unless the person holds for not less than 2 years a driving licence in respect of category A2 or has attained the age of 24 years.”, and

(ii) deleting the Table to that Regulation,

(k) in Regulation 22, by substituting for paragraph (2) the following:

“(2) Where the licensing authority is satisfied that the learner permit (in this Regulation referred to as the ‘original licence’) in respect of which such application is made has been lost, destroyed or mutilated it may, on payment of the appropriate fee as set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Fees) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 559 of 2012 ) issue a duplicate of the permit.”,

(l) in Regulation 27 (2), by inserting for subparagraph (c) the following:

“(c) the application relates to vehicles in a category set out in column (1) of the Table below and the conditions set out in column (2) of the Table opposite the mention in column (1) of that category are complied with:

TABLE

Category	Conditions
(1)	(2)
ED	The applicant holds a driving licence in respect of vehicles in category D and— (a) the application is accompanied by a certificate of competency in respect of vehicles in category EC, or (b) the applicant holds a driving licence in respect of vehicles in category EC.
ED1	The applicant holds a driving licence in respect of vehicles in category D1 and— (a) the application is accompanied by a certificate of competency in respect of vehicles in category EC or EC1, or (b) the applicant holds a driving licence in respect of vehicles in category EC or EC1.

(d) the application relates to vehicles in a category set out in column (1) of the Table below and the conditions set out in column (2) of the Table opposite the mention in column (1) of that category are complied with:

TABLE

Category	Conditions
(1)	(2)
A2	The applicant holds a category A1 driving licence for at least two years and (a) has taken an Initial Basic Training (IBT) course progression module 5 on a category A2 motorcycle, or (b) where the person has not taken an Initial Basic Training (IBT) course IBT in a category AM or A1 motorcycle, has taken modules 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 on a category A2 motorcycle.
A	The applicant holds a category A2 driving licence for at least two years, and submitted a certificate of competency in respect of category A2 with the application for the licence, and (a) has taken an Initial Basic Training (IBT) course progression module 5 on a category A motorcycle, or (b) where the person has not taken an Initial Basic Training (IBT) course IBT in a category AM, A1 or A2 motorcycle, has taken modules 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 on a category A2 motorcycle.

,”,

(m) in Regulation 32, by substituting—

(i) for the Table to paragraph (1) (inserted by Regulation 2(k) of the Regulations of 2011) the following:

“TABLE

Code (1)	Restriction (2)
10	Modified transmission
15	Modified clutch
20	Modified braking system
25	Modified accelerator system
30	Modified combined braking and accelerator system
35	Modified control layouts
40	Modified steering
42	Modified rear-view mirrors
43	Modified driving seat
44.01	Motorcycle with single operated brake
44.02	Motorcycle with adjusted hand operated brake (front wheel)
44.03	Motorcycle with adjusted foot operated brake (back wheel)
44.04	Motorcycle with adjusted accelerator handle
44.05	Motorcycle with adjusted manual transmission and manual clutch
44.06	Motorcycle with adjusted rear-view mirror(s)
44.07	Motorcycle with adjusted commands direction indicators, braking light)
44.08	Motorcycle with seat height allowing the driver, in sitting position, to have two feet on the road at the same time
45	Motorcycle with sidecar only
46	Tricycles only
73	Restricted to category B vehicles of the motor quadricyle type (B1)
78	Valid only for vehicles without a clutch pedal (or lever operated manually for categories A, A2, A1 or AM)

”,

(ii) for the Table to paragraph (2), the following:

“TABLE

Code(1)	Additional information/restrictions(2)
01	Must wear corrective lenses
02	Must wear hearing aid
03	Limb prosthesis/orthesis
46	Tricycles only
70	Exchange of recognised driving licence
71	Duplicate licence
73	Restricted to category B vehicles of the motor quadricycle type (B1)
79	Restricted to vehicles which comply with the specifications indicated in brackets
79.01	Restricted to two-wheel vehicles with or without side-car
79.02	Restricted to category AM vehicles of the three-wheel or light quadricycle type
79.06	Category BE vehicle where the maximum authorized mass of the trailer exceeds 3,500 kg
81	Restricted to category A vehicle of the two-wheel motorcycle type until reaches age of 21 years
96	Category B vehicles combined with a trailer with a maximum authorized mass exceeding 750 kg where the maximum authorized mass of such combination exceeds 3,500 kg but does not exceed 4,250 kg
101	Renewal subject to submission of a valid medical report
102	Diplomatic licence
109	Must undergo the driving test within 2 months of issue.
115	Organ donor

”,

(n) by substituting for Regulation 44 the following:

“Where consequential or ancillary disqualification order is made

45. (1) This Regulation applies where a consequential or an ancillary disqualification order is made under the Act.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) and paragraph (4) in the case of an ancillary order, the driving licence (if any) of the disqualified person shall, within 6 to 10 days of the coming into operation of the order, be delivered by the disqualified person to the licensing authority who shall endorse details of the disqualification on the entry of the person concerned.

(3) Where, by virtue of section 30(3)(d) of the Act, the operation of a consequential or ancillary disqualification order has been postponed to a day more than 5 days after the day on which the order would have come into operation if there had been no such postponement, the driving licence (if any) of the disqualified person, shall within 6 to 10 days of the coming into operation of the order, be delivered by the disqualified person to the licensing authority who shall endorse details of the disqualification on the entry of the person concerned.

(4) Where an ancillary disqualification order is made by an appellate court in respect of a conviction in relation to which an ancillary disqualification order was not made by the court from which the appeal is taken, the driving licence (if any) of the disqualified person shall—

(a) where the operation of the order is not postponed under section 30(3)(d) of the Act for a period of more than 5 days, be delivered by the disqualified person to the licensing authority who shall endorse details of the disqualification on the entry of the person concerned, or

(b) where the operation of the order has been postponed under section 30(3)(d) of the Act for a period of more than 5 days, be delivered by the disqualified person to the licensing authority who shall endorse details of the disqualification on the entry of the person concerned within 5 days of the coming into operation of the order.

(5) Paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) are penal regulations.”,

(o) by deleting Regulation 45,

(p) by substituting for Regulation 46 the following:

“Where special disqualification order is made

46. (1) This Regulation applies where a special disqualification order is made under the Act.

(2) Unless the operation of the special disqualification order is suspended pending an appeal, the driving licence (if any) of the disqualified person shall be delivered by the disqualified person to the licensing authority—

(a) when the period for lodging a notice of appeal has expired and where no notice of appeal has been lodged within such period, or

(b) when a notice of appeal is lodged within such period and

(i) notice of withdrawal of the appeal is given within the period of 5 days of the lodgement of the notice of appeal, or

(ii) the appeal is heard and the special disqualification order is annulled and a new order is made by the Circuit Court, within the period of 5 days of the new order being given.

(3) Where a special disqualification order has been suspended pending an appeal and notice of appeal has been lodged—

(a) if notice of withdrawal of the appeal is subsequently given, the driving licence (if any) of the disqualified person shall, within 5 days after the day of lodgement of the notice of the withdrawal of the appeal, be delivered by the disqualified person to the licensing authority, or

(b) if the appeal is heard and the special disqualification is annulled and a new special disqualification order is made by the Circuit Court, the driving licence (if any) of the disqualified person shall, within 5 days after the making of the order of the Circuit Court, be delivered by the disqualified person to the licensing authority.

(4) Paragraphs (2) and (3) are penal regulations.”,

(q) by substituting for Regulation 48 the following:

“Where disqualification is removed

48. (1) Where a disqualification under a consequential disqualification order or under an ancillary disqualification order is removed by an order under section 29(1) of the Act the officer of the court which made the order for the removal of the disqualification shall notify the licensing authority of particulars of the order.

(2) Where, on appeal under section 29(6) of the Act, the appellate court either removes a disqualification under a consequential disqualification order or under an ancillary disqualification order or varies the date as from which such a disqualification is removed the officer of the appellate court shall notify the licensing authority of particulars of the order.”,

(r) by substituting for Regulations 50 and 51 the following:

“Notification of making orders

50. (1) Where—

(a) an order is made by a court under section 36 of the Act directing the endorsement on the entry of a disqualification order or of the removal of a disqualification,

(b) an order is made by a court confirming, annulling or varying an order referred to at subparagraph (a), or

(c) an order for the suspension of the operation of a special disqualification order is made by a court under section 30(3)(b) of the Act,

the officer of the court which makes the order shall notify the licensing authority of particulars of the order.

(2) In this Regulation “disqualification order” means a consequential disqualification order, an ancillary disqualification order or a special disqualification order.

Retention of licence by licensing authority

51. Where a driving licence is furnished under this Part to the licensing authority, the authority shall retain the driving licence until the expiration of the period of disqualification or until the removal of the disqualification and shall, return it to the holder.”,

(s) by deleting Regulations 45, 47 and 49,

(t) by substituting for Schedule 5 the Schedule set out in Schedule 1,

and

(u) by substituting for forms D201, D401, D501 and D502, in Part 1 of the Schedule (inserted by the Road Traffic Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 544 of 2010 ) the forms set out in Schedule 2.

4. Where an application for a driving licence or a learner permit (other than a duplicate of such) is made before the commencement of these Regulations and the application is still pending upon such commencement the amendments effected by these Regulations apply in respect of the application.

SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 2(t)

Regulation 26

“SCHEDULE 5

Minimum vehicle requirements for the purposes of the practical driving test where the test vehicle was first registered on or after 1 January 2004

Category	Vehicles in Category
A	Motorcycle, other than with twinned wheels, without sidecar, with a cylinder capacity of at least 595 cm3, and an engine power of at least 40 kW.Where the motorcycle has an electric motor the power to weight ratio shall be not less than 0.25kW/kg.
A2	A2 motorcycle, other than with twinned wheels, without sidecar, with a cylinder capacity of at least 395 cm3, and an engine power of at least 25 kW and not exceeding 35 kW. Where the motorcycle has an electric motor the power to weight ratio shall be not less than 0.15kW/kg.
A1	A1 motorcycle, other than with twinned wheels, without sidecar, with a cubic capacity of at least 115 cm3 and not exceeding 125cm3, and capable of a speed of at least 90 km/h. Where the motorcycle has an electric motor the power to weight ratio shall be not less than 0.08kW/kg.
B	Category B vehicle capable of a speed of at least 100 km/h.
C	Category C vehicle with a real total mass of at least 12,000 kilograms, a length of at least eight metres, a width of at least 2,40 metres and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with a gearbox having at least 8 forward ratios and recording equipment; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab. The vehicle shall be presented with a minimum of 10,000kg real total mass.
C1	Category C1 vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 4000 kilograms but not exceeding 7,500 kilograms, with a length of at least 5 metres and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with recording equipment; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab.
D	Category D vehicle having passenger accommodation for more than 16 persons, being at least 10 metres in length, and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and recording equipment.
D1	Category D1 vehicle with a length of at least five metres, with a gross vehicle weight of at least 4,000 kilograms, and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and recording equipment.
BE	A combination, made up of a category B test vehicle capable of a speed of at least 100 km/h, which should be either— (a) a 4 wheel drive vehicle and trailer, or (b) a vehicle with a minimum length of at least 4.25 metres and trailer,The trailer should have a real total mass of at least 1,400 kilograms and not greater than 3,500 kilograms; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the motor vehicle; the trailer to have a minimum internal length of 2.4 metres, the closed box body may be slightly less wide than the motor vehicle provided that the view to the rear is only possible by use of the external rear-view mirrors of the motor vehicle. The trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800kg real total mass.
CE	either an articulated vehicle or a combination of a category C test vehicle and a trailer of at least 7,5 metres in length; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall have a maximum authorised mass of at least 20,000 kilograms, a length of at least 14 metres and a width of at least 2,40 metres, shall be capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h, fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with a gearbox having at least 8 forward ratios and with recording equipment; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab. The trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 15,000kg real total mass.
C1E	A combination made up of a category C1 test vehicle and a trailer with a real total mass of at least 2,000 kilograms and a minimum internal length of 2.4 metres; this combination shall be at least 8 metres in length; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; the closed box body may also be slightly less wide than the cab provided that the view to the rear is only possible by use of the external rear-view mirrors of the motor vehicle. The trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800kg real total mass.
D1E	A combination, made up of a category D1 test vehicle with trailer. The trailer used shall have a real total mass of at least 1,400 kg and have internal length of at least 2.4 metres; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least 2 metres wide and 2 metres high. The trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800kg real total mass.
AM	Two-wheel vehicles or three-wheel vehicles, other than with twinned wheels, not capable of being manually propelled, with a maximum design speed of not more than 45 km/h, (excluding those with a maximum design speed under or equal to 25 km/h), and as respect an internal combustion engine with an engine capacity not exceeding 50 cc, and a maximum continuous rated power of no more than 4kW as respect an electric motor.
W	Work vehicle and land tractor.

Minimum vehicle requirements for the purposes of the practical driving test where the test vehicle was first registered prior to 1 January 2004

Category	Vehicles in Category
A	Motorcycle, other than with twinned wheels, without sidecar, with a cylinder capacity of at least 595 cm3, and an engine power of at least 40 kW.Where the motorcycle has an electric motor the power to weight ratio shall be not less than 0.25kW/kg.
A2	A2 motorcycle other than with twinned wheels, without sidecar, with a cylinder capacity of at least 395 cm3, and an engine power of at least 25 kW and not exceeding35kW.Where the motorcycle has an electric motor the power to weight ration shall be not less than 0.15kW/kg.
A1	A1 motorcycle, other than with twinned wheels, without sidecar, with a cubic capacity of at least 115 cm3 and not exceeding 125cm3, and with an engine power not exceeding 25 kW and capable of a speed of at least 90 km/h. Where the motorcycle has an electric motor the power to weight ratio shall be not less than 0.08kW/kg.
B	Category B vehicle capable of a speed of at least 100 km/h.
C	Category C vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 10,000kg, a length of at least 7 metres, and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h. The vehicle shall be presented with a minimum of 10,000kg real total mass.
C1	Category C1 vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 4,000 kilograms and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h.
D	Category D vehicle having passenger accommodation for more than 16 persons, being at least 9 metres in length, and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h.
D1	Category D1 vehicle capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h.
BE	A combination, made up of a category B test vehicle with trailer, which should be either: (a) a 4 wheel drive vehicle and trailer, or (a) a vehicle with a minimum length of at least 4.25 metres and trailer.The trailer used shall have a real total mass of at least 1,400 kg and not greater than 3500 kilograms, and have internal dimensions of at least 2.4 metres x 1.2 metres. The trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800kg real total mass.
CE	Articulated vehicle having a combined real total mass of at least 18,000 kg and an overall length of at least 12 metres, capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h. The trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 15,000 kg real total mass.
C1E	A combination, made up of a category C1 test vehicle with trailer, having a combined length of at least 8 metres. The trailer used shall have a real total mass of at least 2,000 kg and have internal dimensions of at least 2.4 metres x 1.2 metres. The trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800kg real total mass.
D1E	A combination, made up of a category D1 test vehicle with trailer. The trailer used shall have a real total mass of at least 1,400 kg and have internal dimensions of at least 2.4 metres x 1.2 metres. The trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800kg real total mass.
AM	Two-wheel vehicles or three-wheel vehicles, other than with twinned wheels, not capable of being manually propelled, with a maximum design speed of not more than 45 km/h, (excluding those with a maximum design speed under or equal to 25 km/h), and with an engine capacity not exceeding 50 cc.
W	Work vehicle and land tractor.

SCHEDULE 2

Regulation 2(u)

Scheduled Forms

D201 — Application for learner permit

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D401 — Application for driving licence

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Form D.501 — Medical Report

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Form D502 — Eyesight Report

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

12 January 2013.

LEO VARADKAR,

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

These Regulations are amending the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006 to give further effect to EU Directive 2006/126/EC. The Regulations also provide for revised administrative arrangements in relation to the management of driving licences where disqualification orders are being made or removed to now reflect the Road Safety Authority (RSA) as ‘licensing authority’ under Part 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 . The Regulations also provide for driver licence fees to be retained by the RSA.

These Regulations, other than paragraph (b) of Regulation 3, come into operation on 19 January 2013. Regulation 3(b) relates to the retention of driver licence fees by the RSA and will be effective from 12 January 2013 in line with the date for the transfer of functions associated with driver licensing to the RSA.

1 OJ No. L403, 30.12.2006, p.18

2 OJ No. L321, 20.11.2012, p.54

3 OJ No. L124, 09.05.2002, p.1